While we are putting the finishing touches on the 1st episode of Smash or Trash Television, I thought this would be a good time to tell everyone what else is in production by some creative East Coast Filmmakers. About we have a couple of stills from a science fiction movie –  STELLAR QUASAR AND THE SCROLLS OF DADELIA – that is being produced by the fine people at Midnight Marquee Productions; Gary and Sue Svehla. Lensed by Jeff Herberger, this space opera promises to take you to a galaxy far, far away. Midnight Marquee is also the company that offers some of the coolest genre, horror, and sci-fi books, movies, and photos I have ever seen. Check them out HERE.

Speaking of Jeff Herberger, he shot the latest episode of ADVENTURES OF LOUANNA LEE title “Little Bit of Love.” this time Louanna and family are invited to a fancy costume party and get trapped in a mansion with a killer. It is a real whodunit and should be out on DVD by early Fall. This episode stars Louanna Lee, Victoria Gottlieb, George Stover and Leanna Chamish. Special guest stars include Paul R. Seiber, Jennifer Rouse, Jason Patrick Presson, Sam Lukowski and Dylan Heintz. You can check out the ultra cool trailer Jeff cut for it HERE.

Virginian producer Curtis Prather has been busy with his show SPOOKY MOVIE TELEVISION which stars comedian John Dimes and actress Leanna Chamish. The show is hosted by Dr Sarcofiguy (Dimes) and his stalker/fan Boo de Pest (Chamish) as they introduce brand new independent horror movies and shorts. The show airs in a few Virginia markets with plans to expand into the Maryland area as well as a Youtube channel. You can get more information HERE.

This falls under the WAY TOO COOL department. To help raise the remaining funds to finish NUDIST CAMP ZOMBIE MASSACRE, filmmaker Tim Davis is making available some Hollywood used props – including the two incredible ones from ALIEN and STAR WARS shown above. If interested you can check out the links on his facebook page HERE.

Posted by Frank Lama: From Producer Sharif Salama and Director Jared Noe… NOSTALGIA… a 15 second teaser for our Short Film Nostalgia. Go to NosShort.com to see the movie in its entirety… you will laugh… I promise!

Short horror film CARVED from Sam Lukowski. Filmed on a Canon HG20. Edited in Final Cut Pro. Color Graded in Apple Color.

From Four-Fingered Films comes THE DEVIL’S PLAYTHINGS. Five teenagers playing with a Ouija Board are led to a sacred binding place for the malevolent demon Asmodeus who, five years prior, possessed a young girl, forcing her to murder her own sister. Now the demon seeks its freedom, and is bent on murdering the exorcist who imprisoned it — by using the body of the priest’s own niece!

From Lee Doll Film Productions: The trailer to the fourth ADVENTURES OF LOUANNA LEE – LITTLE BIT OF LOVE – now in post production. This one is a real whodunit set in a spooky mansion! 

A new Trailer for “Day of The Gun”, a new western film from Writer/Director Wayne Shipley, Edited by Jeff Herberger.

News from Leanna Chamish: Don Dohler’s GALAXY INVADER ends up on Rifftrax to get the MST3K treatment!

So it has been quite a while since anything of weight has gone on at the site.

What has been going on?

Well the big news is that the 1st episode of Smash or Trash TV has been edited by Les Bradley. The final sweetening and tweaking is being done by Producer Frank Lama, Everything is going well, and we hope to have the final show finished in very early August of 2011. Stay tuned – it is going to be a lot of fun and will target the work of Maryland filmmaker Lee Doll in the premiere episode.

Besides this, the usual bugaboo of real life has reared its ugly head, so there has not been much time for writing film reviews or post articles. Changes in the economy have kept me glued to my seat at work with very little time to devote to the passion of indie filmmaking. I am hoping that changes soon. I do know that Mitch Klein of our group has been very busy with the effects for the Timewarp Film called CRAWLER. Les Bradley and Frank Lama – as stated above – have been busy with the final edits to the show. Leanna Chamish has a new show with comedian John Dimes coming out called Spooky Movie Television. On the whole however, these pursuits have had to be worked around the usual drudgery of making a living.

Filmmaker Wayne Shipley has shot a trailer for a proposed Western movie, Lee Doll is working on a musical, and Kristopher Erik Myers is getting ready for the world premiere of ROULETTE. Kevin Kangas is continuing his post production work on GARDEN OF HEDON, and his movie BOUNTY had a successful run on cable. MIDNIGHT MARQUEE is gearing up to do a sci-fi movie. THE BONEYARD COLLECTION – an indie movie shot in Hollywood – will be discussed here soon on the site.

Movie review-wise Judy Furlow and I will be back to discuss what we have seen recently, including a very good movie titled BLOOD OATH. Until then, try to stay cool out there, and we hope you hear from us soon.

Robert Long – creator of Smash or Trash

Smash or Trash wish veteran actor George Stover a very happy birthday! George can be seen as a regular on the “Adventures of Louanna Lee” detective program. He has also worked with filmmakers Don Dohler, John Waters, Ted A. Bohus, Joe Ripple, Chris LaMartina, and Kevin Kangas – among many others. His numerous film appearances include Female Trouble, The Alien Factor, Roulette, Grave Mistakes, Garden of Hedon, and One-Eyed Horse. Drop him a comment here at Smash or Trash and wish him a happy one!

Happy Birthday to Smash or Trasher Mitch Klein! (AKA Green Lantern)

Les Bradley has been doing a fantastic job editing the footage to Smash or Trash television episode #1. We want to wish him a very happy birthday this June 26th!

Other lucky winners include:

Tina Beckel – Louisiana

Pete Crenshaw – Maryland

Bjarke Johansen – Denmark

Kit Lively – Texas

Johnny Sanders – Oklahoma

Robert Jones – California

Josh Gratton – Canada

David Molle – Ohio

Suzanne Letcher – Illinois

Maryland-based Kevin Kangas has done it again  with the docu-drama styled horror movie BOUNTY. Click on the image above to go to the in-depth review of this thrilling independent motion picture starring Tom Proctor and Neil Conway.

Independent filmmakers Brian Pennington and Zachary Sutton bring this fun dark comedy to Vimeo. Full of monster, heroes, babes, mad scientists, and action – it is worth a few fun minutes of your time. Check it out by clicking the image above.

Endlight Entertainment has released their follow up movie to “Ninjas vs Zombies.” This time the band of heroes takes on the creatures of the night – vampires! This action-packed horror/comedy has come to DVD and is loaded with extras. “Ninjas vs Vampires” got a very solid review at Smash or Trash which you can find HERE and you can order this fun motion picture HERE.